Modern Times, Charlie Chaplin’s last outing as the Little Tramp, puts the iconic character to work as a giddily inept factory employee who becomes smitten with a gorgeous gamine (Paulette Goddard).
With its barrage of unforgettable gags and sly commentary on class struggle during the Great Depression, Modern Times—though made almost a decade into the talkie era and containing moments of sound (even song!)—is a timeless showcase of Chaplin’s untouchable genius as a director of silent comedy.
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City Lights, the most cherished film by Charlie Chaplin, is also his ultimate Little Tramp chronicle. The writer-director-star achieved new levels of grace, in both physical comedy and dramatic poignancy, with this silent tale of a lovable vagrant falling for a young blind woman who sells flowers on the street (a magical Virginia Cherrill) and mistakes him for a millionaire.
Though this Depression-era smash was made after the advent of sound, Chaplin remained steadfast in his love for the expressive beauty of the pre-talkie form. The result was the epitome of his art and the crowning achievement of silent comedy.
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The rarely screened Four Nights of a Dreamer is Robert Bresson’s great forgotten masterpiece, a stark yet haunting ode to romantic idealism and the capriciousness of love. We are presenting it in a brand new 4K restoration via our friends at Janus Films!
Adapted from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “White Nights,” Four Nights follows Jacques (Guillaume des Forêts), a lonely artist who roams bohemian Paris in search of the girl of his dreams. One night he saves a beautiful young woman, Marthe, from plunging into the Seine in despair over her rejection by an avoidant lover (Maurice Monnoyer). Jacques compassionately attempts to reunite Marthe with her beau, but his feelings for his new friend soon become less than platonic and his investment in her personal drama far from selfless.
Four Nights of a Dreamer has been called the French master’s “loveliest” work: with his signature minimalism, Bresson films the shimmering beauty of nocturnal Paris as it enfolds his characters in endless possibility—subtly capturing the wonder of unexpected connection and the mystery of fate.
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As a tribute to the late, great Diane Keaton, we are presenting one of her most striking and under-sung performances in Warren Beatty’s sweeping 1981 epic Reds.
Told on an operatic scale, Reds chronicles the real-life romance between radical journalist John Reed (Beatty) and writer-feminist Louise Bryant (Keaton), set against the turbulence of early-20th-century revolution. While history remembers Reed as the author of Ten Days That Shook the World, it’s Keaton’s Louise who anchors the film—unwilling to live in anyone’s shadow.
Shot with the grandeur of classic Hollywood and the intimacy of a love letter, Reds earned Beatty an Academy Award for Best Director and Keaton a Best Actress nomination, cementing her as more than the quirky icon of Annie Hall. Here she is–resolute and radiant forever.
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Celebrate 20 years of Joe Wright’s iconic romantic classic Pride & Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfayden, Rosamund Pike, and Carey Mulligan!
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family’s future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.
a sweeping, sun-dappled reinvention of Jane Austen’s beloved novel that redefined period romance for a new generation, Pride & Prejudice is more popular and beloved than ever!
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John Waters’ gleefully campy classic Hairspray is being threaded up by our friends at See It On 16mm for a sock-hopping good time on the big screen!
‘Pleasantly plump’ teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show’s former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber’s manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.
A joyous explosion of color and music, Hairspray bridges the gap between counterculture and mainstream celebration. Featuring cameos from Sonny Bono, Debbie Harry, and Pia Zadora, Waters’ affectionate satire of 1960s America remains as infectious as ever.
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The first film of our Halloween Hangover weekend is Tim Burton and Mike Johnson’s Corpse Bride, celebrating its 20th anniversary with a brand new 4K restoration!
In a gloomy Victorian village where arranged marriages are the norm, nervous groom-to-be Victor (Johnny Depp) accidentally proposes to the wrong bride—one who happens to be dead. Swept into the underworld by the ghostly and gorgeous Emily (Helena Bonham Carter), Victor finds himself torn between two worlds—one teeming with color, music, and life after death, and another gray and suffocating among the living.
With Danny Elfman’s whimsical score and Burton’s signature gothic romanticism, this modern classic remains one of the director’s most heartfelt creations. Don’t miss the chance to see Corpse Bride it on the big screen!
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Join SAHARA (South Asian Helpline and Referral Agency) for a screening of Designed by Preeti: When the Old Life No Longer Fits, a powerful story about one woman’s journey from abuse to empowerment. This inspiring film sheds light on resilience, healing, and the strength it takes to rebuild life with courage and hope.
Seats are limited – donate today to secure your spot here and stand with survivors on their journey to empowerment.
This event is presented by SAHARA, serving survivors of abuse with compassion and community support.
SAHARA serves survivors of all forms of abuse within the South Asian community in Southern California with culturally sensitive and linguistically specific services.
At SAHARA, we firmly believe that every human being regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation, deserves to live a life of dignity and respect.
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Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It’s fun to be a vampire.
A bloodsucker blast of style and sass, Joel Schumacher’s cult classic The Lost Boys has joined our Halloween week lineup!
In the sleepy town of Santa Carla, brothers Michael and Sam (Jason Patric and Corey Haim) discover the boardwalk nightlife hides more than just roller coasters and neon thrills. Enter a gang of leather-clad, motorcycle-riding vampires led by the magnetic David (Kiefer Sutherland), and suddenly it’s bloodsucking, comic book wisdom, and holy water squirt guns galore.
Dripping with MTV swagger, a killer soundtrack (INXS! Echo & the Bunnymen!), and unforgettable performances from the “two Coreys,” The Lost Boys redefined the teen vampire movie as a sexy, funny, and stylish rollercoaster of horror and humor.
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The Frida Cinema pays tribute to Val Lewton and Jacques Tourneur with a shadowy double feature of Cat People and The Leopard Man!
In Cat People, a young woman’s secret obsession with a Balkan curse blurs the line between love, repression, and deadly feline transformation. In The Leopard Man, a small New Mexico town is gripped by terror when an escaped circus cat–or perhaps something far worse–begins claiming victims in the night. Who stalks the darkness: beast or human?
Brimming with moody cinematography, eerie sound design, and suggestive scares, both films exemplify RKO’s golden age of psychological horror. These flicks might not satisfy fans of buckets of gore, but they’ll still stay with you long after you left the theater.
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